The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which supports Democratic state lawmakers around the country, has cut an ad that specifically calls out Republican state Sen. Luther Olsen for his vote this week.

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“We expect pins to get bowled over, pies to get rolled, but we certainly don’t expect our senators to get flattened,” the ad begins.

Olsen was one of 18 Republican state senators who voted Wednesday to enact a bill dramatically scaling back union rights for most government workers. Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who supported the legislation, signed it into law Friday.

Democrats have vowed to target eight Republicans, including Olsen, in a recall campaign this year. Republicans have countered that they will target eight Democrats for having left the state in an attempt to halt the passage of the Walker-backed legislation.

The DLCC’s Republican counterpart, the Republican State Leadership Committee, pledged to spend whatever is necessary to protect the GOP’s majority in the state Senate. The RSLC has targeted Democratic state Sen. Jim Holperin with its first ad.

While the fight over collective bargaining ended this week with a victory for Republicans, the struggle over Walker’s broader budget is still unfolding.

The DLCC ad ties Olsen to Walker’s spending proposal, which includes deep cuts in popular public services.

“Walker is pushing a budget that will devastate public schools and health care. And Sen. Olsen refuses to stand up to the governor,” the commercial says.

The ad will run in the Green Bay market and is slated to air for several weeks, according to a DLCC spokeswoman. The buy is approximately 1,000 points but could grow.